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scabious

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noun

sca·​bi·​ous ˈskā-bē-əs How to pronounce scabious (audio)
ˈska-
: any of a genus (Scabiosa) of Old World herbs of the teasel family with terminal flower heads subtended by a leafy involucre

scabious

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adjective

1
: scabby
2
: of, relating to, or resembling scabies
scabious eruptions

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Adjective
Late summer stocks and scabious will both be in season, while foliage might include dogwood and skimmia. Tamara Abraham, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Oct. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English scabiose, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin scabiosa, from Latin, feminine of scabiosus, adjective

Adjective

Latin scabiosus, from scabies

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of scabious was in the 14th century
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